A Trampoline, A Ball and Hipster Glasses?! Life Ain’t Easy For A Scientist Named Sue

Wait, did you hear that? It’s Secret Life Season 3 – bouncing its way back into your life. And SPOILER ALERT: our first scientist of the season has a secret.

This year, we’re not just going to hand you scientists and their secrets wrapped in a tidy bow of instant gratification. Instead, we’ll drop you clues about Secret Lifers and their work, while building towards the premiere video, wherein we reveal the big secret.

So, here goes nothing. Clue #1.

A funny-looking ball on a string, a trampoline and hipster glasses (or are they?). We challenge you to use your deductive reasoning to imagine a world where this video makes any kind of sense – inside a science lab or otherwise. We assure you that it does.

There, there. This will all make sense on Thursday October 11, when we reveal Sue’s big secret. Until then, keep your eyes peeled for more clues.

This week, NASA announced that it will partner with the European Space Agency to send a 4,760-pound spacecraft into space to peer out over billions of galaxies in an effort to map and measure the universe. Its purpose: to investigate the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.

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